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National Briefing | Rockies: Gray Wolves May Lose Protections

Oct. 25, 2008
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a wolf management plan that could end federal protections for the animals in Montana and Idaho while leaving them in place in Wyoming.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler